Ubin First Stop Restaurant

Ubin First Stop Restaurant was originally established in 1990 in Pulau Ubin, a tranquil island northeast of Singapore, a 10 minutes bumboat ride from the Changi jetty. With the grand opening of Ubin First Stop Restaurant (Changi) in June 2008, our customers can now enjoy the real “Taste of Pulau Ubin” in the heart of Changi Village, a recreation hotspot where many people come for the beaches, the sea and the sun.

Our Famous Sambal Chilli Crab, the authentic taste of Pulau Ubin. Live Sri Lankan Crabs stir fried with our very own special blend of home-made sambal recipe and spices. That’s why it is so special!

This restaurant is best known for their fresh seafood. Went with my family many times, and never were we once disappointed with their food. Although the ambience cannot be compared to a five star hotel's restaurant, ubin first stop has its own unique laid-back "kampong" feel to it. Rather than using a knife and fork to have your meal, as you would in a five star restaurant, you will just want to stick your hands in the dishes and just indulge in the spicy-licous chilli crabs or prawns here. My all time favourite will be their crabs, regardless chilli, blackpepper, salted egg etc. I've tried it ALL! The meat is real "solid" and not "hollow" (if you know what i mean). The fresh fish is also not to be missed.. The tender meat had all of us drooling at the table. Butter prawns was what i had last week too. mmmuacks! Prawnnilicious! The price for their seafood is really not expensive compared to what you'll be paying in other seafood restaurants, but the quality can definitely be compared to those five star restaurants.

So for those going there i will highly recommend their seafood as it is what they are famous for. Their fresh seafood will not let you down.

Latest Community Reviews:

We were told to wait 20mins, and it ended up as an hr of waiting. We asked about the food(chili crab) twice and werscold her. ab came and it wasnt tasty at all,might be cooked in a rush. Overall, I will not go back there again and will not recommend anyone too.

Meet my group of friends in changi for dinner. Decided to try ubin first stop restaurant in changi. When we reached, it was 6.30pm. We were the first customers. We ordered 10 dishes and all was tasteless, oily and totally not up to standard. The only saving grace is that the seafood is very fresh. The cook has not done justice to the freshness of the food.

6. Chilli crab: crab is very fresh and juicy but the sauce has no taste and no flavor. Just flat starchy chilli gravy

7. Deep fried man tou. Oil was not hot enough as a result, the oil seep in the man tou making it dripping with oil and inedible.

8. Golden roast chicken: chef speciality. Not salty at all. And no flavor.

9. Garlic kailan: the simplest dish. We sent back twice to recook. Not salty and too much oil added. Vegi was not cook at all. One of us has to wash with tea to make it edible.

10. Prawn roll: the prawn roll is nice but it has too much oil. The oil was not hot enough when the cook deep fried it.

We ask for light and dark soya sauce to try to save the food. But the soya sauce has totally no taste! It is like the lowest grade diluted with water. That explains why all dishes has no taste at all! We ask the manager what happened. She replied that different people has different taste and she said u wan discount is it? We paid the full amount nevertheless. The bill does not match the quality of the food at all! She even say the cook has 20 years experience!

This restaurant is best known for their fresh seafood. Went with my family many times, and never were we once disappointed with their food. Although the ambience cannot be compared to a five star hotel's restaurant, ubin first stop has its own unique laid-back "kampong" feel to it. Rather than using a knife and fork to have your meal, as you would in a five star restaurant, you will just want to stick your hands in the dishes and just indulge in the spicy-licous chilli crabs or prawns here. My all time favourite will be their crabs, regardless chilli, blackpepper, salted egg etc. I've tried it ALL! The meat is real "solid" and not "hollow" (if you know what i mean). The fresh fish is also not to be missed.. The tender meat had all of us drooling at the table. Butter prawns was what i had last week too. mmmuacks! Prawnnilicious! The price for their seafood is really not expensive compared to what you'll be paying in other seafood restaurants, but the quality can definitely be compared to those five star restaurants.

So for those going there i will highly recommend their seafood as it is what they are famous for. Their fresh seafood will not let you down.

Changi Village is probably one of the last remaining rustic, laid back places in Singapore and from the gateway to Pulau Ubin. So it is not surprising that many seafood places have sprouted up at this seaside enclave over the years, one of which is Ubin First Stop Restaurant where we opted to have lunch at one sunny weekday afternoon.

This seafood place is sandwiched between Changi Village hawker centre and the open air carpark and is reminiscent of an old kampung with its main structure elevated on low concrete stilts. The open air kitchen sits in a small seperate shack just outside the stairs leading to the dining area. Very nostalgic.

Soup of the day - This was a simple winter melon soup (if I remember correctly). A tad bland and a little oily. But easy on the palate.

Stir Fried Kang Kong - Nicely fried with a hint of wok hei. Not too limp from overcooking as well. Just watch out for the overdose of fiery chilli. But then again, it could be that none of us at the table had a high level of tolerance for spiciness.

Fried Fish - The fish was deep fried and drenched in a semi viscous salty gravy but still managed to maintain a mild crispiness on the exterior. Flesh was relatively fresh and firm and quite an enjoyable dish overall.

Thai Style Fried Chicken - Too much flour, too much thai sauce, rendering this dish rather unpleasant. The taste bud killer sauce also ensured that there was no chicken taste of whatsoever, just a glob of flour laden piece of unidentifiable meat.

Deep Fried Prawn Ball - Another flour obsessed dish - so fluffed up until I had problems locating the real prawn meat. Okay I am exaggerating, but 50% flour and 50% prawn just isn't funny. It was so gross that none of us wanted past our fair share of this dish, which meant leftovers.

The set lunch cost the 5 of us about $51, which isn't too expensive honestly. But factor in food quality and I'll probably take my chances at Macdonalds instead. Rice was free flow though, if that's any consolation.

If you are staying in the east, Changi Village is definitely a good alternative location for seafood other than the usual Upper East Coast or East Coast Park. The food here is pretty comparable to the standards of Jumbo or Long Beach.

Bingsu ice shavings, sweet rice cakes and toasts invade the cafes here. Not typically offered in traditional Korean meals, desserts are served only during special occasions as refreshments, but in Singapore, the tables are turned